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Why did the confederacy want to control fort sumter

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Fort Sumter: Later Civil War Engagements. Following Beauregard's bombardment in 1861, Confederate forces occupied Fort Sumter and used it to marshal a defense of Charleston Harbor. ... Five Confederates were killed during the attack, but the damage to Fort Sumter was soon repaired and its defenses improved.
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